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Mogwai
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Glasgow, United Kingdom (1995 – present)
Mogwai is a post-rock band from Glasgow formed in 1995 that have become one of the most influential and best known bands in their genre. They compose lengthy, mostly instrumental guitar-based pieces in the style of post-rock, usually focused around the elaboration of a single theme, and are known traditionally for their quiet/loud dynamic, defined bass riffs, and an eminent ambient sound, sometimes dark and sometimes grand. Although frequently referred to as post-rock, the band have revealed in interviews that they despise this categorization, insisting that their sound bears little resemblance to pioneers of the genre, such as Tortoise.
The band were originally signed to renowned Glasgow indie label Chemikal Underground, but call a number of labels home, being distributed by different labels such as Matador in the United States and Play it again Sam Records in the United Kingdom. They have also developed their own label called Rock Action Records, named after Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton, who had his name changed to Rock Action.
Their style has been influenced by such bands as The Cure, Joy Division, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Pixies, My Bloody Valentine, and post-rock granddaddies Slint. During 2004 the band were handed support slots on the tours of two of their heroes, the Pixies and The Cure. It has easily identifiable connections to genres like shoegaze, math rock, art rock, and occasionally instrumental metal. While Mogwai’s sound bears little resemblance to punk rock, the band seems to identify closely with the punk ethic.
The band were originally signed to renowned Glasgow indie label Chemikal Underground, but call a number of labels home, being distributed by different labels such as Matador in the United States and Play it again Sam Records in the United Kingdom. They have also developed their own label called Rock Action Records, named after Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton, who had his name changed to Rock Action.
Their style has been influenced by such bands as The Cure, Joy Division, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Pixies, My Bloody Valentine, and post-rock granddaddies Slint. During 2004 the band were handed support slots on the tours of two of their heroes, the Pixies and The Cure. It has easily identifiable connections to genres like shoegaze, math rock, art rock, and occasionally instrumental metal. While Mogwai’s sound bears little resemblance to punk rock, the band seems to identify closely with the punk ethic.
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Ashona223 wrote:
love Mogwai
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joseies wrote:
dial: revenge (x2) <3
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dimakes wrote:
dial: revenge
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vicskatepunk wrote:
Young Team is their best by far.
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JRoot_4 wrote:
http://www.lastfm.ru/music/The+second+edge+of+the+Earth/ new russian project))) You must hear it!!!!!
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Rizhais wrote:
Blur are shite
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chewabledrapery wrote:
Scotland's Shame? More like Scotland's finest! awesome stuff Mogwai rule... ^_^
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Timppa2000 wrote:
v girls just wanna have fun
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blackadder77 wrote:
Hey you guys, you must check out this band. They are really amazing. http://www.last.fm/music/Mogwai
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love_and_caring wrote:
Please all readers explore this group and feel free to join, it is an art/tacky/everything community http://www.last.fm/group/Stripper+Stilettos
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Jarhead92 wrote:
why the fuck are you spamming the mogwai shoutbox?
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JRoot_4 wrote:
http://www.lastfm.ru/music/The+second+edge+of+the+Earth Russian aspiring post-rock \ metal band! You are need to hear it !!!!=))) Thanx for attention )))
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Sixsh00ter wrote:
but i do. it's like if mogwai was tagged as 'nu metal' for example i would inquire either.
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Timppa2000 wrote:
I think he means that you shouldn't care about similar artists.
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Sixsh00ter wrote:
"suck major ass" what do you mean by that?
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blackadder77 wrote:
If you ask me, all the similliar artists suck major ass.
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Sixsh00ter wrote:
why mono is the first in similar artist?
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tommm555r wrote:
i like it...
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TrafalgarLaw wrote:
It sounds... just as if they're making music specially for me. Fantastic.
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Tehpaco wrote:
Yeah, I get the same feeling. I try to do my homework to their stuff, to make it go by faster, but instead its like I end up doing my homework in the background of listening to them. A lot of instrumental stuff sounds the same these days, but these guys surpass 'em all.
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Mogwai live film premieres in Copenhagen this month (November)
3 Nov 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/mogwai
Hello folks. The world premiere of our live film from our Brooklyn shows this year by Vincent Moon and Nathanaël Le Scouarnec premieres at the Copenhagen Documentary festival on the 13th of this month. …
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